Posted on: Saturday, February 26, 2005

Phased-in pickup set for bulky items

By Will Hoover
Advertiser Leeward O'ahu Writer

Mayor Mufi Hannemann wants to make it easier for folks on the Wai'anae Coast to do their spring cleaning.

Yesterday, Hannemann and the City Department of Environmental Services announced the kickoff of the first regularly scheduled bulky-item pickup program on the Wai'anae Coast.

The program, the O'ahu "Opala Nui Clean Out," is part of expanded bulky-item service aimed at covering all of the island — with the Wai'anae Coast being Sector 1.

Till now, the service covered only the Honolulu District from Foster Village to Kalama Valley. Residents elsewhere had to call the collection yard in their area to schedule a bulky-item pickup.

The initial clean-out of bulky 'opala begins Monday, townside of Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, from Honokai Hale, through Nanakuli and Ma'ili. Residents in those locations should place bulky items on the curb.

Residents on the Ka'ena side of the health center should put bulky items on the curb on Sunday, March 13. After the initial clean-out sweep, regular collection will begin in April and continue the first Monday of each month.

"The 'Opala Nui Clean Out' means clutter-free, safe neighborhoods and we hope for a reduction of illegal dumping," said Hannemann.

The clean-out plan calls for pickup crews to move from sector to sector around the island. Regular monthly collections will continue in each location.

For more details, see www.opala.org or call the ENV Con-cern Line at 692-5656. Fliers also are being distributed directly to households and community outlets sector by sector, immediately before the clean-out.

Reach Will Hoover at 525-8038 or whoover@honoluluadvertiser.com.